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state political reporter Rachel Riga

Queensland government accepts recommendations from the DNA lab inquiry, foreshadows changes to double jeopardy laws

A proposal to amend double jeopardy laws in Queensland will be brought forward following the fallout from the inquiry into the state's failed DNA testing lab.

Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman said the state had some of the narrowest laws, which only applied to murder.

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